Advanced Practice Provider - Urgent Care - Multiple Locations

About the role

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. Our pediatric Urgent Care Centers are staffed seven days a week with providers who are specially trained to treat non-life-threatening illnesses in children and teens. Children's has eight neighborhood locations, offering both part-time and full-time positions.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care at an advanced practice level to children and their families through assessment, communication, clinical management, collaboration, coordination, education, program development, research, self-evaluation, professional development, and system participation.
• Serve as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students.
• Facilitate patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed.
• Collaborate and/or consult with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.

Qualifications

• No minimum experience required, but 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare preferred.
• A Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Master’s or Doctorate degree in Medical Science Education.
• A Master's degree in nursing or bachelor's degree in medical science.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia.
• Certification Summary: Licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS).

Skills

• Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants.
• Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change.

Benefits

Enjoy a flexible, part-time or full-time work schedule, thrive in a supportive, team-oriented environment, and are eligible for benefits if working at least 20 hours per week. You are part of an amazing mission-driven organization.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this job posting.

Schedule

Work Shift Variable Work Day(s) Shift Start Time Shift End Time Worker Sub-Type Regular